Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: (1) Columbia is authorized to establish a regulatory asset in the amount of $294,733. (2) Within 14 days of the date of this Order, Columbia shall file with the Commission the accounting entries made on its books of account to effectuate the creation of the OPEB regulatory asset.

CGK's Statement

Order Entered: Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. shall submit, within 10 days of the date of this Order, a written request for a hearing or a statement that it believes the record is complete and that the matter shall stand submitted for decision.

Order Entered: The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix attached to the Commission's November 7, 2011 Order in this proceeding is hereby amended by the attached Appendix.

CGK's Responses to Commission Staff's First Request for Info

COMMISSION STAFF’S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.

Order Entered: (1) The procedural schedule in the Appendix shall be followed. (2) a. Responses shall be bound, tabbed and indexed and include the name of witness responding. b. Each response shall be answered under oath or be accompanied by a signed certification of the preparer that the response is true and accurate to the best of that person’s knowledge, information, and belief. c. Any party shall make timely amendment to any prior response if it obtains information which indicates that the response was incorrect when made or, though correct when made, is now incorrect in any material respect. d. For any request to which a party fails or refuses to furnish all or part of the requested information, that party shall provide a written explanation of the specific grounds for its failure to completely and precisely respond. (3) All parties shall respond to any interrogatories and requests for production of documents that Commission Staff submits in accordance with the procedural schedule. (4) Any party filing testimony shall file an original and 10 copies. (5) At any public hearing in this matter, neither opening statements nor summarization of direct testimony shall be permitted. (6) The Commission does not look favorably upon motions for continuance. Consequently, motions for extensions of time with respect to the schedule herein shall be made in writing and will be granted only upon a showing of good cause.

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

APPLICATION OF COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC, FOR AN ORDER APPROVING ACCOUNTING PRACTICES TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY ASSET RELATED TO A CHANGE IN EXPENSE RECOGNITION FOR OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS INCLUDED IN THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY NISOURCE CORPORATE SERVICES